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Joe Grogan

@RealJoeGrogan

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Father, Former Assistant to President for Domestic Policy, Senior Fellow USC Schaeffer Center

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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 years
The WH complex is the most cramped, unsanitary place of business I have ever worked. It is a miracle it took this long for covid to hit it. I have been healthier since I left than I ever was when I worked there.
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Joe Grogan
2 months
How much does this monstrosity cost? Trump was elected overwhelmingly to stop DC's insane business as usual swamp crapola which has bankrupted this country and screwed up healthcare enough to make a kremlin basement bureaucrat blush. .
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Ben Leonard
2 months
First in @politico: Lawmakers close in on an end of year health care deal, with more significant than anticipated changes in store for PBMs and a substantial telehealth extension. With @davidalim .
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Joe Grogan
2 months
Great conversation with Dr. Robert Redfield on why he embraced @RobertKennedyJr's messaging and vision, the @realDonaldTrump health agenda, vaccines and his approach as a physician dealing with patients asking questions. @DCEKGpodcast.
@DCEKGpodcast
DC EKG Podcast
2 months
Dr. Robert Redfield, former CDC Director, joins us to discuss @RobertKennedyJr vision for the MAHA movement and his support for vaccine transparency and individual choice. Don’t miss his powerful insights on how to Make America Healthy Again! Full episode here:
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 months
Power inquiry from @SenRandPaul. The IRA put Medicare Part D into a tailspin. Now the administration has cobbled together a temporary scheme to mask the damage. Wow. @YouDecideHealth.
@SenRandPaul
Senator Rand Paul
4 months
Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which is now driving up seniors’ health care premiums. Americans deserve to know if Biden and Harris are now illegally handing taxpayer funds to insurance companies in order to hide those premium
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Joe Grogan
2 months
And now when the admin is about to come in and get this country moving again in the right direction they are going to be saddled with a bunch of exorbitant craziness that only a corruptocrat or an idiot would love. Trump and his team deserve a short term clean cr.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
Regardless of politics, government collusion to censor should outrage all Americans. Kudos to this judge and all those who were targeted by The Man: Biden likely violated First Amendment, federal judge says. ⁦@caseybmulligan⁩ ⁦@DrJBhattacharya⁩.
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Joe Grogan
5 months
No doubt night you’ll hear Kamala Harris claim that she saved $6 billion dollars through the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. Only. it’s a phony number meant to paint the Inflation Reduction Act’s price fixing scheme in a positive light. A thread. on why it’s BS.
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Joe Grogan
3 months
It might not be so bad that the government was spending the Medicare trust fund's money on EV projects, if it weren't doing it in such an abysmal fashion. @paulwinfree @YouDecideHealth.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 years
This article from ⁦@ddiamond⁩ highlights the perils rushed policy and people pushing their own agenda in the oval. This was never going to get done. Neither was Most Favored Nation. Trump's promised $200 drug-discount cards won't happen - POLITICO
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
9 months
This isn't just about @ScottAtlas_IT Admitting its mistake and apologizing would be a great step forward for Stanford:
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
11 days
Yes @mattdizwhitlock. Wiping out the IRA would be a solid policy but Trump didn't do that. I wonder why @SenWhitehouse thinks he did do that? And why would he write that when it's so obviously untrue? @YouDecideHealth.
@mattdizwhitlock
Matt Whitlock
12 days
What Whiteclubs is referring to is Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act scheme to steal money from Medicare to Fund EV tax credits - which has led to the biggest premium increase for seniors in HISTORY. Trump hasn't ended that. But lets hope he/Congress does soon!. #PauseTheIRA.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
9 months
Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Earlier this week CMS released initial data from bids by Part D (prescription drug insurance for seniors) plans to provide coverage in 2025. As anticipated, the Inflation Reduction Act, has driven costs higher. significantly higher. 🧵.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
Why are Senate Republicans playing footsie with @SenSanders (I-Vt) who takes any incremental step towards nationalizing health care as a win. Hate the PBMS all you want but Sanders hates every company in the private sector. This won't end well for anyone who cares about markets.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 months
Whups? CBO admits they missed cost of the IRA's foolish restructuring of Part D by $10-$20 billion just for 2025?!!!@paulwinfree Developments in Medicare’s Prescription Drug Benefit ⁦@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@caseybmulligan⁩ ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
The most important health care policy think tank in DC is also the newest one. Congrats to ⁦@brian_blase and ⁦@Paragon_Inst⁩ A look at the think tank that may shape Trump's health policies : NPRand ⁦⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 months
Yes Vance is right on and Walz is wrong on Health Care Reform: Better Coverge Options Possible | National Review ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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Joe Grogan
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@peterbakernyt Really to guard against "Trump reprisals?" Or to "insulate them from criminal prosecution?" Could you please make an attempt to be objective? Just for the hell of it? It's a new day. Do better @peterbakernyt.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
9 days
The inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a disaster for patients and it's ruined the Medicare Part D program. Without any senior leadership confirmed by the Senate, it would make perfect sense to freeze the drug price setting program. Another hot mess left by the Biden admin.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
@mehdirhasan Sorry @mehdirhasan. You and the msm dismissed and mocked the lab leak theory precisely because you wanted to exploit all this human suffering and scientific ambiguity to advance a political agenda. One slanted, short debate on your tendentious show isn't inquiry.
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Joe Grogan
8 months
Thank God someone is paying attention to this regulatory capture conflict of interest lunacy: Republican lawmakers criticize FDA’s ties with CHAI on regulating AI ⁦@YouDecideHealth⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
'If we go to court, you will lose': CMS abandons fight over Catholic hospital's candle. How was this ever a thing? ⁦@Paragon_Inst⁩ ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
Monster team shaping up at OMB! Congratulations @MarkPaoletta and @russvought.
@MarkPaoletta
Mark Paoletta
2 months
Thank you @realDonaldTrump for the privilege to work for you again. I am thrilled to be rejoining my friend @russvought at OMB where we will once again be the tip of the spear to implement President Trump’s agenda, including working w/ @DOGE to cut wasteful government spending!
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 years
Long before Covid 19, through multiple administrations, the wh has been a cramped, hyper stressful, poorly ventilated environment with long hours, bad diets and people working on top of one another. It was the best job of my life, but it wasn’t healthy.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
The extended shutdowns were an absolute catastrophe for our kids and this country ⁦@caseybmulligan⁩ ⁦@MartyMakary⁩ National test scores plunge, with still no sign of pandemic recovery ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
13 days
Thinking about the Fauci pardon: my tenure at hhs and career in health started in 2001 right after September 11, 2001. In all that time NIH was treated as a sacred place above politics by Republicans and Democrats. .
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
You raided Medicare to pay for green energy subsidies and the IRA did such a terrible job that seniors part d premiums are going through the roof.
@WhiteHouse46
The White House 46 Archived
6 months
For 59 years, Medicare and Medicaid have given millions of Americans the security and dignity of affordable health care. While Republicans in Congress want to put these programs on the chopping block, @POTUS and @VP are fighting to protect and strengthen Medicare and Medicaid.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Pretty amazing how money the Biden- Harris policies are costing seniors. ⁦@caseybmulligan
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Congrats to @theomerkel and Steve Parente @AAF for a well study done pointing out how absurdly expensive the Kamala Harris Health plan is. @YouDecideHealth mod=opinion_lead_pos1.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
9 months
Why would Republicans be voting on this? Such an awful bill and such an awful waste of time. Vote no! @StephenM @BasedMikeLee @RepJimBanks.
@SenatorBanks
Senator Jim Banks
9 months
H.R. 6317 is coming to the House floor tomorrow. It would block President Trump from instantly reimplementing his architecture executive order in his second term. Make federal buildings beautiful again. Vote no!
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
It's should be a crime to discriminate in the provision of medical care based on race. @ScottAtlas_IT. What terrible terrible judgment.
@ScottAtlas_IT
The Independent with Scott Atlas
6 months
Outrageous, racist and a stain on our country. Unethical and immoral. Anyone - politician, doctor, citizen - who supports this is an outright disgrace. Immediately disqualifying to hold any position of authority, period.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Thank you @SenTuberville. It was a wolf in sheep's clothing. It raided Medicare for green energy tax credits. Crazy. It exacerbated inflation and wasted money.
@SenTuberville
Coach Tommy Tuberville
6 months
The Inflation Reduction Act was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Gas prices are UP. Energy prices are UP. Food prices are UP. And @KamalaHarris was the tie-breaking vote.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
Looking forward to kicking off the #JPM Healthcare conference with @drjmob @ScottGottliebMD Monday 7 am pst panel "Insights on Future Headwinds Tailwinds Facing Pharma and Healthcare Innovation." It's been too long. @ScottGottliebMD @SchaefferCenter @YouDecideHealth @Paragon_Inst.
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Joe Grogan
4 years
Finally. This took far too long but it’s very welcome.
@ABC
ABC News
4 years
The Trump administration will start releasing more doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to states immediately instead of holding back the second dose.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 years
It gets worse and worse: Fentanyl May Be Killing Even More Americans Than Previously Known — Here’s Why | The Daily Caller ⁦@caseybmulligan⁩ ⁦@R4AmericaNow⁩ ⁦@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@YouDecideHealth⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
17 days
Accurate reporting. The IRA was and is a fraud. Scoop: Health care experts, seniors want Trump to “pause” the Inflation Reduction Act ⁦@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 years
I’m happy to see Air-force Veteran and PATRIOT Anna Paulina Luna strong in the fight for Florida’s 13th congressional district! Keep up the great work and #MakeAmericaGreatAgain!.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
And she didn't mention that premiums for Medicare drug coverage have gone through the roof because they raided Medicare to give money to green energy subsidies @CZ.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
5 months
What a disgrace. The IRA is taking away treatment I need to keep MS from taking my life away. It’s a sadistic joke that VP Harris is proud of her vote to steal cures from patients.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
This is a joke. A sick twisted joke. Name something else after Humphrey but this building needs to be razed. It is ugly and toxic: Humphrey Building, Korean museum named D.C. historic landmarks - Washington Business Journal via @WBJonline.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
Biden-Harris admin has 'failed' repeatedly on health care: analysis ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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Joe Grogan
6 months
Did Democrats know what they were doing when they raided Medicare for green energy subsidies? @CZ Did they care about costing seniors like this? Double digit part d premium increases? Kamalaflation! @YouDecideHealth.
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John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
6 months
Medicare prices are going up, drug development is going down and the administration is playing shell games to hide the result of their awful policies: all courtesy of Harris’ tie breaking vote 2 years ago for the IRA. ⁦⁩ ⁦@Hopemattersmost
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
Thank you @carriesheffield. The disaster of the IRA is going to be hanging us for a while. @caseybmulligan @YouDecideHealth.
@carriesheffield
Carrie Sheffield
5 months
Kamala Harris cast tie-breaking vote for so-called Inflation Reduction Act, which raids Medicare Part D to fund reckless spending. Seniors suffer premium hikes, lost coverage as insurers flee. Harris' bill is a disaster for Medicare and seniors. Read @IWF:
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
1 year
Sendak's op Ed in @statnews: "The proposal makes an unconvincing argument that federal investments in AI assurance laboratories at sites like Duke, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford advances health equity.” Senate Finance this morning on A.I. and healthcare.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Uh we did learn that. @SquawkCNBC. The fact that we have a President proposing this at this point in history shows how far we've regressed. They always and everywhere lead to shortages and misery. We're already seeing the havoc they cause in health care.
@SquawkCNBC
Squawk Box
6 months
Kamala Harris has proposed price controls as part of her economic plan."I thought we would've learned by now that price controls do not work," says Fmr. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.
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Joe Grogan
2 years
Both POTUS Trump and Obama embraced site neutral payments to bring down costs and rationalize reimbursements. It's bipartisan: Site-Neutrality-Coalition-Letter - DocumentCloud ⁦@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@YouDecideHealth⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
1, Harris hasn’t saved anyone any money based on "negotiated" drug prices, because prices don’t go into effect until 2026, and projected savings have already been doled out via green energy give aways like EV subsidies for younger, wealthier. Americans.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
3 months
Congrats to @seanspicer who was absolutely spot on in walking through the data the past couple weeks. He had the best pollsters in the business on and really cut through the msm and mainstream pollsters. @seanspicer was spot on. Outstanding job Sean.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
The IRA destroyed Part D -- that's obvious. It's the number one health care headache that Trump inherits. Democrats who wanted government to set drug prices had a total lack of appreciation for how market forces spur innovation. Research is down.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 years
Good article by Chris Jacobs. Not enough attention is being paid to Biden’s moves against people’s health care. Here we go again.
@chrisjacobsHC
Chris Jacobs
6 years
My @foxandfriends segment with @ainsleyearhardt and @kilmeade talked about my @WSJopinion piece exposing the radical nature of @TheDemocrats' health plans, and my forthcoming book on #SinglePayer:
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
6 months
Why did you and Biden cut Medicare to give green energy tax credits to wealthy Americans? You were the tie breaking vote. @YouDecideHealth.
@KamalaHarris
Kamala Harris
7 months
Last night, we heard claims that Donald Trump is fighting for our seniors. How can you claim to fight for seniors when you intend to cut Social Security and Medicare, which is a lifeline for so many of our seniors? . One thing is clear: @JoeBiden and I will always protect.
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Joe Grogan
6 months
Biden-Harris administration using taxpayer money to mask Medicare premium hikes before election: critics ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
10 months
Biden reverses another Trump action that lowered health costs and gave Americans options. Banning short term plans hurts consumers and protects entrenched interests. Central planners hate competition.
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Joe Grogan
13 days
It wasn't until @SenRandPaul -- a.Libertarian with real balls started asking questions that the corruption and dishonestly of @NIH started to get exposed.
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Joe Grogan
2 months
When @realDonaldTrump gives @elonmusk the Medal of Freedom, Thomas Sowell should be right there next to him getting his own. @YouDecideHealth.
@elonmusk
Elon Musk
2 months
He was a genius
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
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I can't help but wonder how the early response would have been different had @NIH not argued so hard that it could not have come out of a lab. Had we known it could have been manufactured it would have changed the entire response.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
The damage done to Medicare by the IRA is one of the most pressing issues facing the Trump Administration. This partisan law has put Part D in a death spiral to provide "savings" Dems could raid for green energy projects. Thread.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
3 months
Nauseating. Probably a violation of law, definitely a waste of dollars (and of course fails to mention these guys destroyed Part D with the IRA.) Biden Admin Uses Taxpayer-Funded Email Blast To Praise Kamala Ahead Of Election ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
Great job @mfcannon. And congratulations to @GeBaiDC for organizing a fantastic conference. @SchaefferCenter.
@mfcannon
Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪🇺🇸
5 months
About to moderate a @GeBaiDC @JohnsHopkins panel on health reform with @joeantos, @ScottAtlas_IT, @brian_blase & @RealJoeGrogan.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 years
A Biden administration memo signal the beginning of hyperregulation, write @MickMulvaney and @RealJoeGrogan
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
The next Commisioner @US_FDA is a straight shooter @DCEKGpodcast.
@DCEKGpodcast
DC EKG Podcast
3 months
Ever wonder how medicine got so much wrong? 🤔 Dr. @MartyMakary is here to set the record straight in this eye-opening Blind Spots episode of DC EKG! . Watch the full episode now:. @RealJoeGrogan @RealEU4U
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
Second, the Biden-Harris Administration’s press release painted a picture of enormous savings by comparing each of the prices they “negotiated” to the list price of these drugs. But nobody pays list price. Even Politico agrees this was misleading..
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
11 days
Yes!!!! @JustinShubow! Winning!!!.
@JackPosobiec
Jack Poso 🇺🇸
12 days
TRUMP JUST REINSTATED HIS ORDER FOR CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
A more forthright way to assess savings would be to compare the Maximum Fair Price set by CMS against the net sales price (what the govt had been paying for the drugs after PBMs negotiated prices and rebates). However, those prices are proprietary and confidential.
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Joe Grogan
3 months
Right on!.
@Paragon_Inst
Paragon Health Institute
3 months
On our 3rd anniversary, we celebrate the impact we've made in health care policy and thank those who have been instrumental in getting Paragon off the ground. Here’s to more progress ahead! 🎉🩺
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
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Joe Grogan
8 months
Easy to understand: health apps lying about being someone's doctor to monetize private health data is just nasty. This needs to be stopped. How about focusing on this? @ONC_healthIT @hhsocr @healthprivacy @tina_HTI @sequoiaproject @housecommerce @senatehelp.
@Health_Affairs
Health Affairs
8 months
In their new Forefront article, Tina Grande + Deven McGraw of the Healthcare Trust Institute + @ciitizen argue that patients and health care organizations need to be able to trust that exchange participants will act as responsible stewards of patient data.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
11 days
Nice @JustinShubow ! Never would have happened without you!.
@JustinShubow
Justin Shubow
12 days
Day 1 Memorandum from President Trump: He's going to Make Federal Architecture Great Again. Here's to democracy in design!
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
7 months
What was billed as Biden’s signature legislative achievement is being unmasked as a policy failure. The IRA increased inflation, raided Medicare for billions of $, destabilized Part D, and will drive drug prices upward.
@kenblackwell
Ken Blackwell
7 months
A ruling last week against the maker of a diabetes drug is the latest favoring Medicare’s price fixing scheme created by Biden's Inflation Reduction Act. While the govt is winning so far in the courts, seniors are already losing. Here’s how: .
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Joe Grogan
3 years
The great @SteveForbesCEO sharing @kenblackwell -- an important piece to think about. It was regulation that created this mess and now I fear we are in a spiral @SchaefferCenter @FMarketHealth @Paragon_Inst.
@SteveForbesCEO
Steve Forbes
3 years
Great piece by @kenblackwell. Health technology has far outpaced the legislative and regulatory landscape. Apps that function as digital health records need to be held to the same data security standards as providers and insurers. #PatientPrivacy #Data.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
2 months
Congratulations to @DrOz for being @realDonaldTrump's pick for @CMSGov. I like it. Time to stop fighting over the old crap on central planners' terms. He should liberate himself from trying to make stupid laws work better and repeal garbage when he can. A good start: the IRA.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
1 year
Big government and the power greedy are scaremongering. A.I. can improve patient outcomes and we are definitely in need of that. Health Systems Are Improving Patient Outcomes With AI-Assisted Tech
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Joe Grogan
3 months
I'm with @nick_ayers 100 %. These accusations are so far beyond the pale and totally at odds with anything I witnessed or heard or any rumor I heard. I was there for 3 1/2 years. This didn't happen. Trump isn't perfect, but this did not happen.
@nick_ayers
Nick Ayers
3 months
I’ve avoided commenting on intra-staff leaks or rumors or even lies as it relates to my time at the White House but General Kelly’s comments regarding President Trump are too egregious to ignore. I was with each of them more than most, and his commentary is *patently false.*
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Joe Grogan
2 months
Big job. It's a shame to lose him @Paragon_Inst, but he'll be great in Nebraska. It's great to see one of our scholars go back to being a partitioner. Too many think tanks have scholars who never do anything and sit there in endowed chairs forever. good luck @gonshorowsk!.
@ReaHedermanJr
Rea Hederman Jr.
2 months
Congrats to my former colleague, data guru and great guy @gonshorowsk for being named Nebraska's new Medicaid director. And thanks to @brian_blase and @Paragon_Inst for developing his talent. cc @paulwinfree @BeachWW453.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
1 year
I love to say I told you so. This is the ultimate metaphor for failures of the ACA and healthcare central planning. CMMI was at best a waste of time and now we see its central purpose, cutting spending -- saving money -- was an abject failure.
@USCBO
U.S. CBO
1 year
CBO estimates that the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) activities increased federal spending between 2011 and 2020 and will also increase it, by $1.3 billion, from 2021 to 2030. In 2010, CBO projected that CMMI would produce savings.
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Joe Grogan
2 years
The Inflation Reduction Act Is Already Killing Potential Cures by @RealJoeGrogan@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst⁩ ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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Joe Grogan
2 months
A strong, independent leader is needed at @FDA. @MartyMakary has the training, experience and judgment to bring a fresh perspective. Unlike statists who absurdly think @fda is operating at "peak performance" Marty would bring change and transparency. Patients need it.
@DrJBhattacharya
Jay Bhattacharya
2 months
.@MartyMakary would be a fantastic choice to lead the @US_FDA. He is not beholden to pharma interests, is a brave and independent thinker, and a good man.
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Joe Grogan
5 months
Whatever the real number for 2026, it’s likey offset entirely by the money the government is taking from the Treasury to hide the skyrocketing cost of Part D coverage.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
9 months
Great work! Important issues for the media and pundits to pay attention to. We are on an unsustainable path.
@Paragon_Inst
Paragon Health Institute
9 months
Paragon's FIRST JOINT EVENT with EPIC is underway, and we are joined by CBO Director @pswagel, EPIC's @paulwinfree, and Paragon's @brian_blase. Today's discussion: Health entitlements and a sustainable federal budget.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
5 months
Recent research in Health Affairs explains that CMS attempted to make the comparison of net price to MFP, had to use 2023 data. They concluded that the governments “numbers likely overestimate actual 2026 savings from negotiation for two reasons.
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
4 months
Actually a pretty good clip. @YouDecideHealth.
@YouDecideHealth
Health Market and Policy Network
4 months
.@RealJoeGrogan explains that the Democrats' experiment in drug price setting was simply a tool to enable their real policy objective: subsidizing green energy projects. So they diverted $237 billion in expected savings from Medicare. @GeBaiDC @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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@RealJoeGrogan
Joe Grogan
3 months
You should serve if you can. You'd be a tremendous asset to @realDonaldTrump and the nation. Please help pull us out of this cesspool, @JustinShubow.
@JustinShubow
Justin Shubow
3 months
It was a pleasure to discuss the future of art and architecture policy under @realDonaldTrump on @aaron_renn's show. I don't make any presumptions about my role in the administration, but I hope the leadership of the National Endowment for the Arts will share my vision: "A great
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Joe Grogan
2 months
A great target for DOGE: Reforming the 340B Drug Discount Program | RealClearHealth ⁦@SchaefferCenter⁩ ⁦@Paragon_Inst⁩ @
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Joe Grogan
4 years
I don’t get it. We’re in the middle of a pandemic and having solid legal analysis @US_FDA is an imperative. Mark Raza is a great and talented lawyer. Why would they put a kid in there with 1 week left? And force Biden to put a political appointee in that position on day 1. Dumb.
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Dan Diamond
4 years
FDA cycled through three different lawyers as “chief counsel” on Monday, unnerving health officials who say they’re bracing for more last-minute Trump changes. Pro subscriber link:
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Joe Grogan
13 days
Those early days of Covid when we were desperate for accurate intel and sound scientific advice we clearly were not given the whole story. The Corruption and decay @NIH didn't happen overnight. and fixing that place @DrJBhattacharya will not be easy.
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Joe Grogan
2 years
I'm not saying that following @paulwinfree will allow you to understand the budget process but I am saying it will make you humble about what you think you know. @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth @SchaefferCenter.
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𝙿𝚊𝚞𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎
2 years
One of the wild details of the debt limit bill is that it rescinds $27 billion in mandatory budget authority and provides a new $22 billion appropriation for the Commerce Fund. Taken together, however, these parts of the bill will actually increase spending. Here is how. a 🧵.
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Joe Grogan
4 months
Great question @mfcannon !.
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Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪🇺🇸
4 months
Q for Vance & Walz:. Shouldn't we *celebrate* how choice delivers (per CBO) comprehensive health insurance plans at premiums 60% lower than #ObamaCare?. #CatoHealth
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Joe Grogan
5 months
Bottom line: the government isn’t sure how much it will save, but it’s almost certainly less than $6 billion. For a frame of reference, the PCMA claims that current 3rd party negotiators did better than CMS price fixing for 6 of the 10 drugs.
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Joe Grogan
4 years
Power Up: Former Trump advisers worry about the waning influence of scientists inside White House - The Washington Post
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Joe Grogan
4 years
Congratulations @brian_blase for having your outstanding work quoted in the WSJ The debate is really simple and has been for some time: choice, competition and innovation vs. uniformity, central planning and rationing.
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Brian Blase
4 years
Critics of short-term plans were completely wrong that permitting more people to benefit from them would harm the #ACA individual market.
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Joe Grogan
2 years
Great start to @Paragon_Inst series of policy briefings for hill staffers. @SchaefferCenter. Looking forward to the next one.
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Joe Grogan
2 years
CBO pulls rebate rule out of the baseline. That rule, the most expensive ever, funded Biden's gun bill, the transportation boondoggle and the IRA. Sheesh. Oh and CBO updated the cost of the IRA. Drug savings cut in half. Of course. @YouDecideHealth @SchaefferCenter @Paragon_Inst.
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Joe Grogan
7 months
Epic
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Joe Grogan
2 months
They obviously are learning the details and have gotten advice from experienced hands who know their stuff. Buckle up: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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Joe Grogan
2 months
It has been fantastic to watch @GeBaiDC streak onto the scene like a meteor. Trenchant thinking. Common sense. Evidence based. @Paragon_Inst @YouDecideHealth Such an important thinker and voice.
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Ge Bai
2 months
@bgurley But skinnier coverage, only for major items and pushing other stuff to the cash-pay market. HSA should be expanded. Patients in need should be directly subsidized (not through insurance premium subsidies). Imagine how vibrant the market would become when patients are free to.
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Joe Grogan
3 years
Paragon Institute launches! In the coming years, Paragon will be THE right-of-center think tank to pay attention to. Can't wait to see what they have in store. ⁦@brian_blase⁩ ⁦@FMarketHealth
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Joe Grogan
6 months
How many EV chargers could you buy if the $6 Billion in drug price savings weren't totally fake? Uhhh, less than 8: $7.5 Billion in Government Cash Only Built 8 E.V. Chargers in 2.5 Years ⁦@YouDecideHealth
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Joe Grogan
6 months
Not only are seniors paying more for coverage (premiums still go up in 2025), but government costs to subsidize Part D have risen exponentially. Government savings are evaporating and Part D is dying. More inflation and more debt: national debt surpassed $35 trillion.
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Joe Grogan
8 months
So grateful to the ⁦@boyscouts⁩ TSA for taking me and my son to Normandy for the first time a weeks ago. So appreciative of the sacrifice and courage of those who stormed those beaches. It makes a real difference to see it in person.
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Joe Grogan
3 months
FDA overreach is a huge problem. CDRH's Clinician Decision Support (CDS) regulation is an invasion of doctor/patient relationship. And dumb. DOGE that sucker. @YouDecideHealth.
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Steve Forbes
3 months
Looks like a prime target for the Musk-Ramaswamy Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Lawmakers are pushing CDRH to revisit its CDS guidance. Excited to see what reforms might come next! #GovEfficiency #HealthTech #RegulationReform 
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Joe Grogan
6 months
And let's not forget, she may not have a part d plan soon because premiums have been skyrocketing since the IRA passed. Some plans have been cancelled. So not only may she not have the NEXT drug that won't be innovated @CZ , she may not have a part d plan at all. .
@CZ
John “CZ” Czwartacki
@CZ
6 months
If you think that cost is the number one issue for people battling disease, then you have another agenda. Which is fine but you do harm to the fight against disease by promoting price controls.
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